55. Surah Ar-Rah Man

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الثَّقَلَانِ ﴿٣١﴾

55. 31.  Soon shall We settle your affairs, o both ye worlds!

C5193. Thaqal. weight, something weighty, something weighed with something else.

The two thaqals are Jinns and men who are burdened with responsibility or, as some commentators hold, with sin. They are both before Allah, and the affairs of both are conducted under His Command. If there are inequalities or apparent disturbances of balance, that is only for a season. Allah gives to both good and evil men a chance in this period of probation; but this period will soon be over, and Judgment will be established. To give you this chance, this probation, this warning, is itself a favour, by which you should profit, and for which you should be grateful. (R).

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ ﴿٣٢﴾

55: 32.  Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?

Asad’s Version:

Adad’s version

55:31 [ONE DAY] We shall take you to task, 15 O you sin-laden two! 14

(55:32) Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?

[[Asad’s notes - 13 Lit., "We shall apply Ourselves to you".

14 I.e., "you sin-laden men and women" (see note 4 above). According to an interpretation quoted by Razi, the designation thaqalan (the dual form of thaqal, "a thing of weight") signifies that both these categories of human beings are liable to, and therefore burdened, with, sinning. ]]